taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
border (between countries); national border
construction; establishment
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
certainly; surely; definitely
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
homosexuality; homosexual love
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
literally; to the letter; literal
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
modesty; humility; being humble